Pool Table Movers & Reclothing services

Local Auckland moves can cost between $400 and $900 for a standard 7ft to 8ft slate table. Large tournament table moves between 9ft and 12ft can cost between $1000 and $1,500+, as they are more complex and require meticulous leveling. 

One thing that might go unnoticed but does play a role in the price to hire pool table removalists is stairs and accessibility. Tight hallways, sharp corners, and carrying the heavy slates down flights of stairs does add risk and labour costs to the move. Disclosing this from the get-go will help avoid any additional costs at the end of your pool table delivery. 

Long-distance moves can be an additional $500 to $1,500 cost for pool table transport. This is applicable if you are moving cities and would like a specialised pool table moving service to handle it separately from the rest of your move. You may have also bought a table at a bargain price in a different city and would like professional pool table movers to take care of the disassembly, logistics, and installation. 

As an option, while dismantling, some owners choose to upgrade or repair parts during the pool table transport process. A pool table recloth can cost between $300 and $600 depending on the quality of the cloth. Replacing nuts and bolts is pretty inexpensive, but wooden parts and framing can go into the hundreds, if not thousands. If the slate is damaged, replacing a 3-piece set could cost between $600 and $1,500 for the material alone. The labour to hire a pool table moving company would be additional to the cost of any replacement parts.

I know you may be thinking it will be as easy as picking it up in one piece and moving a billiard table across the room or in a truck, but it’s a little bit more complicated. 

Standard slated tables can easily crack if they are mishandled and must be disassembled safely, preferably by professional billiard table movers. There are plenty of general movers who don’t know anywhere near as much as specialised pool table installers about the unique build of such a table. They assume it’s like moving any regular, old table, just heavier. This is where you get silly recommendations like using sliders or dollies to move it in one piece. What will most certainly happen is that you are likely to move the slates out of alignment or even damage them, which can be much costlier than doing it properly. The truth is that you must take it apart if you are moving a billiard table, even just a few inches within the same room. 

When done the proper way, the first step is to remove the pockets and cushion rails. Next is to unstaple or cut the cloth, which you may need to prepare for a pool table recloth. After that, the heavy slate slabs can be carefully lifted and removed. Lastly, the wooden frame can be disassembled and packaged for pool table delivery to its new home. Once it’s ready for reassembly, the slates will need to be re-leveled to ensure ball roll consistency, and this is when you most likely get a pool table recloth done too. 

Yes, MoveCo has a team of pool and billiard table movers that can pick up, disassemble, transport, and install your new table on delivery. We’ve had plenty of customers who have purchased a pool table at a TradeMe auction and quickly realise it takes professional pool table movers to transport it. A standard courier won’t know where to even begin with moving a billiard table, especially when it’s a common slate-bed table. 

Of course, you can watch YouTube tutorials all day long and run the risk of losing a couple of nuts and bolts and ultimately struggle to put the table back together. Alternatively, you can hire a pool table moving company like MoveCo to make the move a completely hassle-free experience. Another benefit to hiring billiard table movers is that we can assess the condition of the table ahead of the move and let you know if there are any issues. 

You should get a quote from pool table removalists before completing your TradeMe purchase so that you can factor the costs of pool table transport and installation into your total purchase price. On our enquiry form, we have a dedicated spot for you to send the link to the TradeMe listing so that we can see exactly what kind of table you are enquiring about.  

Booking the pool table moving service in advance will ensure your move is scheduled within the seller’s timeframe for pick-up. Last-minute bookings may not be possible due to a lack of availability for our pool table installers, or you may have to pay a premium for urgent jobs.